Weather systems that affect the West Coast of the United States often have their origins in the northern Pacific Ocean. This is because the jet stream usually flows in a general west-to-east fashion.

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A German U-boat sunk the USAT Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing 672 of the 902 servicemen, ...

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present in various seafood caught along the West Coast of the United States. APs, which are materials produced or modified by humans, can include microplastics (MPs), which are plastics less than ...